Section: News & Summaries
European shares inch up
European stocks inched higher, reversing some of the previous session’s losses, with Nutreco surging 14 percent as SHV sweetened its takeover bid for the Dutch animal feed and nutrition company. ||| Paris – European stocks inched higher early on Monday, reversing some of the previous session’s losses, with Nutreco surging 14...
Situation in Ukraine’s eastern regions. Map
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense. Despite the declared ceasefire, terrorists continue to shell Ukrainian army positions.
Number of displaced persons in Ukraine reaches over 455,000
The number of internally displaced persons in Ukraine is 455,175 people. Head of the State Service for Emergency Situations Serhiy Bochkovsky said this at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported. “As of yesterday, the number of all displaced persons is 455,175, including 127,409 children and 84,946 disabled and...
Mariupol under control of law enforcers
The situation in Mariupol and on its suburbs is under control of the ATO forces. The ATO press center informs on its Facebook page. “The situation near Mariupol is controlled by our forces,” a statement reads.
Ceasefire agreement in Donbas dead – McCain
U.S. Senator John McCain has said that reports of Russian troops and heavy equipment moving deep into Ukrainian territory have confirmed that the ceasefire agreement in Donbas is “effectively dead.” The text of the statement has been posted on the personal page of the senator, Ukrinform’s correspondent reported. “No one...
Terrorists fire roadblock near Bakhmutka highway
Terrorists fired a roadblock near the Bakhmutka highway. The ATO press center informs on its Facebook page. “A roadblock not far from the Bakhmutka highway was fired from small arms,” a statement reads. In addition, militants shelled subunits, dislocated at settlements of Triokhizbenka and Kriakivka with MLRS BM-21...
Truskavets hotel refuses to host Russian citizens
The Truskavets hotel “Club pH” refused to accommodate Russian citizens. This was reported by the newspaper Truskavetska Gazette, a Ukrinform correspondent wrote. “The “Club pH” does not host citizens from the neighbor aggressor country. There is a sign at its door with the inscription: “Occupiers not accommodated.” The owner of the...
MH17: Dutch victims remembered
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will speak at a memorial service in Amsterdam for the victims of Flight MH17. ||| Amsterdam – The Netherlands was on Monday to hold a national memorial ceremony for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was downed over war-torn eastern Ukraine in July.Flags flew at half mast across the...
There will not be fixed hryvnia rate any more, get accustomed – NBU governor
Ukraine should get accustomed to the fact that it will not live with the fixed hryvnia rate any more. NBU Governor Valeria Hontareva told in an interview to the TSN.Tyzhden. “Our country will not live any more with the fixed rate. Unfortunately, it lived so for the whole its life,” she said. “This does not lead our country either to economic...
Explosion in Kharkiv pub qualified as terrorist attack
Criminal proceedings on the grounds of a terrorist attack have been launched due to an explosion that ripped through the Stina rock pub in Kharkiv, the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office has reported. “The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office oversees a pre-trial investigation into the explosion at a cafe...